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2024 Fall > UGRD > PHIL > PHIL 220

Environmental Ethics

Course #: PHIL 220

Description:
An examination of humanity's place in the natural world and its implications for ethics. Topics include the environmental crisis and the need for a new environmental ethic, the ethical dimensions of environmental policy issues, human-centered ethics, obligations to future generations, the intrinsic value of the natural world, animal rights, wilderness, and preservation of species.

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 2815 TuTh
12:30 - 1:45 pm
Perez-Carrasco,Andres Wheatley W01-0029
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024
Capacity: 35
Enrolled: 35
Status: Closed
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites:
Course Attributes: Humanities